Catholic's Fralish Named MaxPrep Player of the Week

Montgomery Catholic Senior Sullivan Fralish was named a MaxPrep Soccer player of the week during the 2017 Soccer season for his efforts on the field as the Knights Goalkeeper. Fralish a four year veteran of the team, was recognized for the March 15-20, 2017 week of play.

Montgomery Catholic's Petters Qualifies for National Merit Scholarship Program

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School junior, Henry Petters has qualified for the National Merit Scholarship Program, which seeks to identify and honor academically talented young people across the
nation.  Of the 1.5 million entrants, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT Selection Index scores qualify for recognition in the National Merit Scholarship Program. High-scoring participants from every state are invited to name two colleges and universities to which they would like to be referred by the National Merit Scholarship Committee.  In September, these high scorers are notified through their schools that they have qualified as either a Commended Student or Semifinalist.

Henry is the son of Vicki and Brian Petters of Montgomery.

More information about the National Merit Scholarship Program can be found at www.nationalmerit.org.

Anderson 2017 Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award Male Winner

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School proudly announces senior Brian Anderson was selected as the male winner of the Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award during the 58th Annual Ceremony on May 4, 2017.

The award recognizes Christian Leadership in athletics and is given by the YMCA annually. Brian is the son of Charlie and Linda (Belsterling '78) Anderson and is the fifth Jimmy Hitchcock Memorial Award winner from Montgomery Catholic, joining Johnny Sullivan 1969, Tim Crowley 1996, Lauren Vercelli 2005,  and Roscoe Anderson 2009.

Brian was joined at the ceremony by Montgomery Catholic nominees Lauren Smith, Tamrah Tucker and Zachary Van Alst, and freshman nominees Katherine O'Connor and Anna Sadie .

Congratulations to Brian and all of our nominees! 

Montgomery Catholic Announces Ann Karst as the 2017 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award Winner

Ann Karst was honored by Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School on May 1, as the 2017 Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award winner for her service to the school.  The Charlie Harbin Distinguished Service Award was established by the Harbin family and is awarded by the school to recognize those selfless individuals who have significantly served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School and exemplified its values in their lives.

Montgomery Catholic's president, Mrs. Anne Ceasar, presented Ann with an engraved clock to begin the 2017 Montgomery Catholic High School Academic Awards Night, in appreciation for the gift of her time.

The 21^st recipient of the Harbin Award, Ann Karst has served Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School in a variety of ways throughout the years. The mother of three alumni, her contributions include volunteer driver, team Mom for all sports her daughters participated in, Advisory Board member, finance council member, PICE committee member and golf tournament volunteer, and faithful PTC volunteer at all campuses. When called upon, she always says yes. As an active member of our community she has not only helped by giving her time and energy on campus - helping to raise money through Partners In Catholic Education (PICE) or assisting with fundraisers and most recently our Capital Campaign, but also as the co-founder of the MCPS prayer warriors, keeping our faith in the forefront as a vital part of support for our school and the larger community. She has been an active participant in the school for over 17 years, with a wonderful attitude and selfless spirit she is forever a cheerleader for Catholic and the importance of a Catholic education. Ann is a great example of a true benefactor, as a past parent and continued friend; she continues to show up, do the work, be the advocate and helps to make Montgomery Catholic all that it is!

Ann is married to Dr. Michael Karst, they are the parents of Elizabeth ’12(not pictured), Megan ’13, and Ashley ’15.

Ann joins past Distinguished Service Award recipients:  

Leonard J. Mrotek, 1997      

Margaret Olive Jones, 1998         

Edward P. Clark, 1999
Marty & Bebe Taylor, 2000      

Dottie A. Dean. 2001         

“Goose” DeLongchamp, 2002
Rod & Anne Ceasar, 2003     

Bill & Marian Saliski, 2004        

Jeff Downes, 2005
David & Jeanne Barranco, 2006   

Nora Cammack, 2007   

Dennis & Karen Weber, 2008
Chip & Lisa Vercelli, 2009     

Bill & Debbie Barranco, 2010

Barr & Cappy Younker, 2011
Liz Sutton & Jerry Lopez, 2012    

Jack Galassini, 2013    

Gaylon & Mary McAlpine 2014
Marty Rupert Huett, 2015

Kevin Ryan, 2016

Montgomery Catholic Places at Alabama Statewide Math Tournament

The Alabama Statewide Math Tournament is an annual math competition organized by the University of North Alabama and sponsored by the Alabama Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Alabama Association of College Teachers of Mathematics. Round I was February 25 and took place at districts throughout the state and Round II was on April 8, the invitational round, is held in Florence, AL, at the University of North Alabama.

In the district round held at AUM in March, 22 Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School (MCPS) students competed on written tests at the Geometry, Algebra II, and all-inclusive Comprehensive levels. In Geometry, MCPS finished 2nd in our district and 7th in the state; individually, Charlie O'Donnell finished 1st in our district and 22nd in the state, while Scott Nation finished 3rd in out district and 35th in the state. In Algebra II, MCPS finished 3rd in our district and 12th in the state; individually, Erica Blackburn finished 4th in our district. At the Comprehensive level, MCPS finished 2nd in our district and 7th in the state; individually, Henry Petters finished 3rd in our district and 13th in the state.

In the invitational round at UNA, a team of six MCPS students took turns in fast-paced ciphering rounds where one student from each school goes to the front of the room and is given two minutes to answer a challenging math question with everybody watching. It's exciting. MCPS finished 7th in the state in the ciphering round. Pictured below is the 2017 team of Charlie O'Donnell, Scott Nation, Erica and Lita Blackburn, Zachary Van Alst, and Chris DeJesus.    

Three Montgomery Catholic Athletes Sign Commitments May 3

Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School held a signing ceremony for seniors Riley Aaron, Joshua Koch and Ale Vazquez inside the Library on the Montgomery Catholic high school campus at 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2017.

Aaron and Vazquez will play college soccer at  Ave Maria University in southwest Florida next year, and Koch will commit to AUM.

Riley Aaron came to Montgomery Catholic with a military move to Montgomery for her sophomore year. She started playing soccer at the age of four, and has played for MCPS for three years, and is this year’s team captain. With a GPA of 4.01 she is the SGA Executive President, a member of Mu Alpha Theta, NHS, the Yearbook editor, a member of Science Olympiad, Girls State, and the Capital City Streaks Club Soccer (3yrs). Her Awards and Honors include: All State Honorable Mention (Junior), All Metro Honorable Mention (Junior), Joe Fields Memorial Leadership Award (Junior), All "A" Honor roll (freshmen), Scholar Athlete Award, Most valuable player (freshmen).



Ale Vazquez has attended Montgomery Catholic since the fifth grade. She has played soccer since she was five years old and has played soccer and volleyball for Montgomery Catholic for the last six years, and has received the school Most Valuable Player Award. Vazquez has a GPA of 3.4 and is a member of the Choir Club, Spirit Club, FCA, Key Club, NSHSS (National Society of High School Scholars) .Aaron is the daughter of Rick and Eileen Aaron, and Vazquez is the daughter of Chrystal and Julio Vazquez, all of Montgomery.

They are coached at Montgomery Catholic by Tyler Rosser.

Joshua Koch will join the Auburn University at Montgomery soccer team next year. Josh has played soccer for four years.  He has received the coaches award and named to the Montgomery Advertiser All-Metro team. Josh has scored 19 goals and contributed 23 assists the past two seasons under Coach Wolfe and was part of Montgomery Catholic's best ever team (2017) helping Catholic to a 18-4-1 regular season record.

Koch is the son of Wulf and Jane Koch of Montgomery. He is coached at Montgomery Catholic by Hunter Wolf.

Congratulations to these athletes on a great season at Montgomery Catholic and a bright future at the next level.